A new material for old solutions-the case of plastic string used in Great Grey Shrike nests

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-91

  Antczak, Marcin ^a   Hromada, Martin ^b   Czechowski, P ^c   Tabor, Jacek ^d   Zablocki, Piotr ^e   Grzybek, Jerzy ^a   Tryjanowski, Piotr ^f  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c Institute for Tourism and Recreation   (Poland)

^d Spala Landscape Park ^*  (Poland)

^e Opole Silesia Museum   (Poland)

^f POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Animal innovation; Conservation; Costs of innovation; Farmland; Lanius excubitor; Nest material

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; LANIIDAE; LANIUS EXCUBITOR;

EID: 77958048260     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-010-0077-2     Document Type: Article

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